~ iced lemon drop cookies ~

Name: ~ Iced Lemon Drop Cookies ~
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup(s) sugar; 1 cup(s) shortening; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; yellow - food coloring, i added about 7 drops; 1 - egg; 1 cup(s) sour milk or buttermilk ( i used buttermilk ); 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 teaspoon(s) lemon extract - i used 2 1/2; 3 - 4 cup(s) flour - i used about 3 1/2 cups; ## MY LEMON GLAZE; 1 tablespoon(s) softened butter; 3 1/2 cup(s) confectioner's sugar; 1 - lemon, juiced and the zezt of the lemon; if needs - more thinning, i add a little milk or cream

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CJ *

Somewhere, PA

Updated on Apr 22, 2015

This cookie recipe comes from a very old cookbook of my Grams and the title of the book is get this, "Cookie Cookbook"...LOL It's a paperback book which contains over 500 cookie recipes. I'm going to try more of them in the coming months. I tweaked this recipe and added my own glaze. Rolled some and dropped some. The recipe calls for them to be rolled, but I got lazy. The drop cookies turned out just as good. The addition of my lemony glaze put them over the top. With the addition of my glaze, I think I can call them at least half my own. LOL Enjoy!

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

yield 4 dozen, could probably get more, depending if rolling or dropping

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups sugar
1 cup shortening
1/2 teaspoon salt
yellow - food coloring, i added about 7 drops
1 - egg
1 cup sour milk or buttermilk ( i used buttermilk )
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons lemon extract - i used 2 1/2
3 - 4 cups flour - i used about 3 1/2 cups
MY LEMON GLAZE
1 tablespoon softened butter
3 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
1 - lemon, juiced and the zezt of the lemon
if needs - more thinning, i add a little milk or cream

How To Make ~ iced lemon drop cookies ~

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degree F. In a bowl, combine sugar, shortening, salt and food coloring. Blend thoroughly. Add remaining ingredients, mix well. I lightly floured a surface on my counter to roll the cookies and cut with a biscuit cutter. Recipe states to just roll small portions at a time. Like I said in description of recipe, I got lazy and made drop cookies as well, using my small cookie scoop ( about 1 tbsp. ) I sprayed a sheet pan, it didn't call for that, but I always do. Place on sheet, about 1 inch apart. Recipe states to sprinkle with sugar if desired. I didn't, as I used my lemon glaze. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes. Remove cookies from pan, cool on rack and frost if desired. I think the addition of my glaze really put these over the top.

Step 2

Glaze : Place all ingredients in a medium bowl. Whisk until smooth If needs thinned, either add more juice or milk. If needs to be thicker, add more sugar.
Step 3

Spread over cooled cookies. I sprinkled mine with yellow sugar crystals.
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